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Jeff Merkley
@jeffmerkley· Democratic · OR· Jun 5, 2024

I just held a group of town halls, nine town halls in Eastern Oregon, and the town hall for town hall, people came forward to say hey, I came to say I got a problem.

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Ron Wyden
@ronwyden· Democratic · OR· Jun 5, 2024

To me, this isn't how legislation should be written, and it adds to distrust.

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Ron Wyden
@ronwyden· Democratic · OR· Jun 5, 2024

I feel very strongly that sources and methods have got to be secret and that has got to be a sacrosanct principle in the Intelligence Community.

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Jeff Merkley
@jeffmerkley· Democratic · OR· Jun 5, 2024

I just held a group of town halls, nine town halls in Eastern Oregon, and the town hall for town hall, people came forward to say hey, I came to say I got a problem.

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Jeff Merkley
@jeffmerkley· Democratic · OR· Jun 5, 2024

it's hugely irresponsible for us to just say we can try to fix the insurance market, and fail to address the underlying causes

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Ron Wyden
@ronwyden· Democratic · OR· Jun 5, 2024

I absolutely think the public has a strong interest.

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Jeff Merkley
@jeffmerkley· Democratic · OR· Jun 5, 2024

it's hugely irresponsible for us to just say we can try to fix the insurance market, and fail to address the underlying causes

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Ron Wyden
@ronwyden· Democratic · OR· Jun 5, 2024

I think the laws have got to be public, and that means basically someone ought to be able to sit in a coffee shop somewhere and read a public law because that's what our system depends on.

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Ron Wyden
@ronwyden· Democratic · OR· Jun 5, 2024

I think the laws have got to be public, and that means basically someone ought to be able to sit in a coffee shop somewhere and read a public law because that's what our system depends on.

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Ron Wyden
@ronwyden· Democratic · OR· Jun 5, 2024

I think in a democracy it's important that our laws be transparent and public to the maximum extent possible.

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Ron Wyden
@ronwyden· Democratic · OR· Jun 5, 2024

This is going to be an ongoing kind of process between, you know, sources and methods--got to be secret--and public law so people can sit in a coffee shop and figure out what in the world is going on back here.

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Ron Wyden
@ronwyden· Democratic · OR· Jun 5, 2024

I feel very strongly that sources and methods have got to be secret and that has got to be a sacrosanct principle in the Intelligence Community.

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Ron Wyden
@ronwyden· Democratic · OR· Jun 5, 2024

current FISA law prohibits the Intelligence Community from collecting GPS information on Americans overseas without a warrant.

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Jeff Merkley
@jeffmerkley· Democratic · OR· Jun 4, 2024

it's hugely irresponsible for us to just say we can try to fix the insurance market, and fail to address the underlying causes

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Earl Blumenauer
@earlblumenauer· Democratic · OR· Jun 4, 2024

I seek the time in opposition to the amendment, although I am not opposed to it. The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman from Oregon is recognized for 5 minutes. There was no objection.

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Ron Wyden
@ronwyden· Democratic · OR· Jun 4, 2024

This isn't how legislation should be written, and it adds to distrust.

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Jeff Merkley
@jeffmerkley· Democratic · OR· Jun 4, 2024

I just held a group of town halls, nine town halls in Eastern Oregon, and the town hall for town hall, people came forward to say hey, I came to say I got a problem.

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Ron Wyden
@ronwyden· Democratic · OR· Jun 4, 2024

This is going to be an ongoing kind of process between, you know, sources and methods--got to be secret--and public law.

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